Day 170 of Firsts: Feed the Stingrays

I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. ~Robert Brault

Did you know Stingrays have no teeth? Did you know the stingers on a stingray grow like fingernails? Just some of the cool things I learned today as I stepped into the new Stingray Beach Club at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.

I had the priviledge of walking right into the pool to feed the stingrays. (They clipped their stingers. At least that’s what they told me. ) You have to shuffle so you don’t step on a stingray. Here’s the video.

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They feel like velvet, very soft when they bump up next to you.
I never knew stingrays are cute.